79.8% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clayfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clayfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of adults in Clayfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is reflected in school outcomes, where nearly 80% of residents finished Year 12. It is one of the most highly qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 79.8% of residents doing so. This is far above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clayfield, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university-educated adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 44.5% of the population, far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
44.5% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Clayfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.5% and health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in Clayfield are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 644 students. While there are 32 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.39
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
644
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clayfield
32 schools — 20,623 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 12 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 398 | 985 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 246 | 995 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 822 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30617/clayfield/topic/education